Thanks Eurasiaoverland, very informative.
I am cycling  )
Is the Shahdad-Nehbandan stretch paved ? Are there checkpoints, convoys ?
I was actually looking at the Shahdad-Birjand route as it is more direct.
If everything goes according to plan I should be there in March.
The situation in northern Afghanistan is difficult to assess, there is very little recent, first-hand information about it. No big surprise there.
The Iranian double-entry visa is impossible to get, I failed last year.
Crossing into Afghanistan does sound safer as a return trip to Mazar from Termez or into the Wakhan Corridor from Tajikistan.
Your thoughts ?
L.
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